Comments on: UPDATE: Phillies acquire Michael Young from Rangershttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/08/michael-young-could-to-accept-trade-to-phillies-today/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:25:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: mungman69http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/08/michael-young-could-to-accept-trade-to-phillies-today/comment-page-2/#comment-410980
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:32:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410980It’s over
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:16:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410346Exactly.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:03:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410322Yea so, about the actual trade. Good move, money is low and got a veteran player. Still need amaro to pull something else off in the OF and bullpen though
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:41:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410285sorry spud, personally I’ve seen like 1000 posts from paperlions but this is the first time I’ve ever seen your screenname…fleece goes to him. :-)
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:36:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410207Yeah, because how well the team of a fan does is the basis for understanding baseball or evaluating good decisions versus bad ones.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:36:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410160Spudchukar, there are a few of us (intellectually honest Phillies’ fans) in this city.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:28:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410153It was 5, from 07 to 11.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:09:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410144they only won 4 in a row 2008-2011.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:59:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410141The catcher is pretty good. 5th will be the Zephyrs (at least that’s where most of them should be).
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:57:15 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410140Next time any of the troll fans teams win 6 division titles in a row plus a World Series let me know. With half the team injured last year we still got 81 wins. Will see how it plays out this year.
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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:16:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410127some folks on here make jesus cry.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:44:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410121The average age of the Phils starting infield is old, the outfielders can’t hit, the catcher can’t play and the pitchers can’t carry the whole load. The Phils will be a .500 club again. Give or take.
1st—Nationals
2nd–Braves
3rd–Phillies
4th–Mets
5th–Who cares
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:29:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410116Most of my comments are impartial.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:32:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410092Unfortunately the upcoming season is 2013.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:29:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410090Wow, an honest assessment by a Phillie Phan, I guess the Mayans are correct.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:12:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410086Between Polanco and Wingington Santa Clause would be an upgrade.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:10:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410085Not giving up Lee for a one year rental.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:05:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410084I actually think Galvis has some potential. I mean, his glove cannot be denied. Plus, he has shown consistent improvment as a hitter. He is hitting very well down in Venezuela as we speak. Your point is taken though. Third base has been a bit sketchy for the Phillies since Rolen left town. We’ve had the likes the aging David Bell, Pedro Feliz, Polanco over there. The difference is, those three were at a minimum capable of playing between competent and very good defense. We, and anybody who isn’t delusional or biased, knows that Young just can’t do that. He may or may not hit, but he certainly will be somewhere between disaster and bad in the field.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:58:58 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410083Am I’m the only one waiting for Craig’s editorial on this trade, fine trolling like his is hard to find lol
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:53:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410082Philly is a pretty good hitters park, i would say similiar to texas. Difference being it seems is that the phillies fans believe my will have better focus playing a smaller role as a cog in the machine much like chooch. (totally just tweaking your noses philly fans)
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:51:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410081How far have the Phillies fallen? The above posts arguing the merits of Galvis vs. Fransden as options to fill in with the likes of Michael Young. Ugly.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:46:19 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410077Regression to the mean works in both directions
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:45:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410075Yes, I say lets give everybody a trip to Philadelphia based upon 300 plate appearances in the launching pad known as Reading. Also, lets promote said prospects even though they aren’t close to being defensively ready. Furthermore, where was AAA mentioned in my post? Listen, I’m not saying he won’t turn into a good MLB player but hold off on the hype.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:38:08 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410073And for his next trick, Amaro announces that Ibanez and Abreu have been signed to man the corner outfield spots!
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:30:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410067If he sucks, he won’t play. Like I said, zero risk
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:29:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410066The Phillies traditionally keep players in the minors too long. If you can play, you can play. Additionally, everyone knows that Double A is a better league than Triple A, which has a punch of washed up has journeyman hanging on. If you can be a top hitter or pitcher in Double A, that is saying something
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:29:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410065The Phillies traditionally keep players in the minors too long. If you can play, you can play. Additionally, everyone knows that Double A is a better league than Triple A, which has a punch of washed up has journeyman hanging on. If you can be a top hitter or pitcher in Double A, that is saying something
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:06:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410053Actually, can you imagine the Phils and Yankees playing each other? Rollins, Howard, Utley, M. Young, Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Jeter, A. Rodriguez, Ichiro, Petite, M. Rivera, etc. etc.

Hell, throw in Hamilton, Youkalis, and Mauer – who have all actually been discussed – and you have probably the majority of the 2000 – 2010 all decade all star teams.

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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:59:18 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410049Assuming Young produces a .700 OPS this year in Philly, which will rank him at or near the bottom of the barrel again, he will still receive total yearly compensation in the amount of $17.2M. That’s awesome for Michael Young, and not so much for the Rangers that will absorb most of that cost. That 5YR/$80M extension they signed back in ’07 is not looking like such a wise investment here on the back end obviously. An even more costly example is A-Rod and whether his 5YR/$114M remaining will be a sunk cost for the Yankees. Judging by the free agent contract offers so far this winter, MLB teams on the whole appear more hesitant to throw out large dollars on 5-6 year+ commitments. Some of the smaller market teams simply don’t have that kind of money to spend. Some of the larger market teams don’t have that kind of money to spend because they are paying, in some cases dearly, for mistakes made in the past. What are Albert Pujols’ stats going to look like in say, 6 years? Albert Pujols is a hitting machine among the best I’ve ever seen, but he is human and has gotten off to slow starts the past two seasons. When will those slow starts become slow seasons, while still costing the Angels an elite price? Not such a good time to be Josh Hamilton……with more teams needing to be cost conscious, there’s less of a chance to strike the mother lode. Michael Bourn wants how much for how long? LOL Scott Boras.
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Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:50:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=271054#comment-410045Fransden will NOT be a late inning defense replacement. ….Galvis will be. He is a stud defense man who could fill in at 3rd, 2nd and his natural spot Shortstop. Galvis has way more range and a better arm than Fransden. The only thing stopping them from using him at 3rd is his hitting which is weak. Otherwise they would have saved a ton of money and just thru him at 3rd base instead.
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